Friday, 8 December 2017

Houston Bernard: Businessman and Entrepreneur



Houston Bernard is a successful businessman and entrepreneur. The owner of the Boston-based Mass Mobile Massage, Bernard and his company have become the exclusive vendor to such institutions as Hyatt Boston, Hyatt Cambridge, and Lenox Hotel. As the owner and operator of a successful local firm, Bernard is proud to also be a standing member of the Greater Boston Concierge Association, as well as to continue his company’s support of local businesses throughout the area.

Wednesday, 29 November 2017

Clever Entrepreneur Houston Bernard



Houston Bernard’s unique business, Mass Mobile Massage, boasts a variety of clients.  Currently, Mass Mobile Massage is an exclusive vendor of its pain relief services to Boston locations including the Lenox Hotel and Charles River Kayak.  But Mass Mobile Massage has been a source of pain relief for customers at such widely varied venues as Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard University, the Taj Hotel, Boston College, Revere Hotel, Ames Hotel, Northeastern University, Boston University, W Hotel, Boston Ballet, Adidas, Hyatt Boston, Cambridge, Boston Bullets and the MS Society, as well as a plethora of professional athletes, celebrities and in-home residents.


Houston Bernard’s Mass Mobile Massage is a member of the Greater Boston Concierge Association, and was named one of the 50 things to eat, drink and do for Super Bowl 50.  Mass Mobile Massage has been featured in the Boston Globe and The Chronicle as a new massage therapy service which will provide relief right in the living room.  Founded in 2008, Mass Mobile Massage has over 30 therapists who are licensed, certified and professionally committed to mobile pain relief, with a range of massage techniques from Swedish to Shiatsu.  Mass Mobile Massage even offers memberships and multiple massage packages.
Houston Bernard’s entrepreneurial spirit and insight is certainly evident in the birth and success of Mass Mobile Massage, which emphasizes the positive and therapeutic aspects of an industry which has been held up to derision in the past.  Bernard has brought dignity and validity to the true pain-relieving benefits of massage and has done this more significantly by his own professional preparation in physical fitness.

Houston Bernard’s Mass Mobile Massage Practices Neuromusculoskeletal Relief

The Mass Mobile Massage team of professional massage artists assembled by Houston Bernard of Boston, Massachusetts in the United States has a range of massage techniques available.  Bernard has made a point of bringing together the best of professional massage practitioners who specialize in a variety of approaches to pain relief.  The term medical massage is controversial among massage professionals, as it has no universal definition.  Some massage specialists use the term to describe specific techniques which can be utilized in the manual manipulation of muscles and body tissues.  But to others medical massage refers to a category of manual manipulation which refers to methods including deep tissue massage, myofascial release and trigger point manipulation, as well as osteopathic techniques, cranial-sacral approaches and others which may be helpful with myriad medical diagnoses.




Myofascial release attempts to use manual manipulation to increase range of motion by stretching the fascia bonds between muscles, helping relieve pain in the process, the company goal of Houston Bernard’s Mass Mobile Massage in Boston, Massachusetts.  There are similarities between myofascial release techniques and Namaste massage, which is more deep and fluid in motion, adopting a rhythm while stretching muscles and joints.  Increasing range of motion is also a goal of a category known as sports massage, a manual manipulation technique sought by the professional athletes who utilize the services of Mass Mobile Massage.  Pain and disabilities endemic to professional athletes can be treated through massage of the neuromusculoskeletal system, and helpful to this process is stone massage.

Houston Bernard Massage Professionals Proficient in Swedish Massage



The capabilities of the massage therapy professionals at Mass Mobile Massage, established by Houston Bernard in 2008 in Boston, Massachusetts, allow for a slow and gentle approach to the Swedish massage or a vigorous and stimulating workout, at the request of the customer.  The deep tissue version of Swedish massage will avail the patient of a deeper manipulation to help relieve pain and tension through relaxation and manipulation.  Massage therapists oil the skin and begin with a series of massage strokes, which have the effect of warming the muscle tissue and releasing tension and adhered tissues, relaxing knotted muscles.  The therapist should be aware of injuries and conditions which might affect his or her approach to manual manipulation, such as allergies, chronic areas or pregnancy.  Although traditional Swedish massage is delivered with the patient nude under a sheet, the customer should ask for the massage clad as he or she feels comfortable.



Today’s massage table provides a u-shaped face cradle when lying face down, which enables the spine to take a neutral position.  The Mass Mobile Massage professional will work the patient’s back using effleurage, a French term which means to touch lightly.  A series of warm up strokes prepare the muscles for deeper tissue work.  These strokes will utilize a circular movement with the padded fingertips or the palm surface starting at the bottom of the back or a limb and pushing back toward the heart.  Aura, feathering, superficial and deeper effleurage are all employed to escalate to deeper massage.

Classic Massage Available Through Mass Mobile Massage of Houston Bernard



The gentle opening techniques of effleurage are employed in the first manual manipulations of Swedish massage, to warm and relax muscles to accept deeper manipulation.  The massage experts at Mass Mobile Massage, who provide a unique mobile pain relief service through the auspices of Houston Bernard as proprietor and owner, apply a variety of Swedish massage techniques customized to the needs of the client.  Different strokes of kneading, stretching and tapping will be used through work progressing from the back to the front and backs of the legs to the arms and finally finishing with the neck and shoulders.  Should Houston Bernard’s Mass Mobile Massage customers require pain relief for a certain sector of the body, or prefer a lightening or firmer pressure, the therapist will oblige, booking a follow up appointment for a deeper workout or a change to a different massage style, if preferred.


A popular and requested massage style for many of Mass Mobile Massage customers, a traveling massage therapy service established by Houston Bernard in 2008, is the Swedish, or classic, massage, which utilizes five basic strokes named by Johann George Mezger with French terms:  effleurage, or gliding, petrissage (kneading), tapotement or rhythmic tapping, friction or working with the fibers, and vibration and shaking.  Classic massage can have a positive effect on pain in the lower back, joint stiffness and osteoarthritis of the knee.  One study in particular indicated that classic massage causes a reduction in salivary cortisol, which may prompt a reduction of stress and positive mood management